Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers is the English football club, which is based in the town Wolverhampton. The club has three champion titles in the Cup of England and three titles of the Champion of England and it is the holder of two Football League Cups.
The club was founded in 1877 under the name of Saint Lax. Later on it was famous as Blakenhall and in 1923 it got the present name. The club was one of the founders of the Premier League in 1888. In the debut season the team took the third place and the same year the club got into the finals of the Cup of England.
The best team’s records were in the period 1938-1961 when it won three champion titles, took the second place five times and the third place for 4 times.
Currently the club is in the highest division of the English football.
History
The team was founded by John Baton and John Brody in 1877 after a group of students knew about football from their teacher. Two years later they joined the club Wanderers and got the name “Wolverhampton Wanderers”
The club was one of the twelve founders of the English Football League in 1988, took the third place in the first season and lost to Preston in the Cup final. In 1983 the team won the Cup of England for the first time. In 1906 the team left the First division and two years later it won the Cup but as the member of the Second Division. After many years fighting to come back to the main tournament of the country in 1923 the club got into the Third Division, but a year later came back. In 1923 the team got the right to play in the First division. Twice in 1938 and in 1939 the club took the second place on the Championship.
In 1947 Wolverhampton was again one step from being a champion. In the 50s the team had the most successful period in its history. In 1954 they became champions at last. In 1953 the club had a series of friendly international matches. The team became the champion in 1958-1959; in 1960 they got the second place and won the Cup. And in 1959 the club entered the quarter of the Football League Championship Champions.
In 1965 the team left the highest division and got back only two years later. In the summer of 1967 they played the season in the Northern America. 12 teams from Europe and South America took part. All the clubs had the names of the local towns.
In the season 1970-1971 the club got the fourth place and had the right to participate in the new UEFA Cup. In two years Wolverhampton won the League Cup for the first time.
Because of the poor financing the team moved to the Second division and then to the Third and at last to the Fourth. But thanks to the local authorities’ support Wolverhampton got into the Second Division in 1989.
Achievements:
The Champions of England: 1953/54, 1957/58, 1958/59
The Cup of England: 1892/93, 1907/08, 1948/49, 1959/60
The finalist of the Cup of England: 1888/89, 1895/96, 1920/21, 1938/39
The League Cup Champion: 1973/74, 1979/80
The Champions Cup: a quarter in 1959/60
The UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: a semifinal 1960/61
The UEFA Cup: a finalist 1971/72
Current squad
1. Wayne Hennessey (goal-keeper)
2. George Elokobi (defender)
3. David Edwards (midfielder)
4. Richard Stearman (defender)
5. Jody Craddock (captain)
6. Michael Kightly (midfielder)
7. Karl Henry (vice captain) (midfielder)
8. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (forward)
9. Andy Keogh (forward)
10. Stephen Ward (defender)
11. Andrew Surman (midfielder)
12. Marcus Hahnemann (goal-keeper)
13. David Jones (midfielder)
14. Greg Halford (midfielder)
15. Christophe Berra (defender)
16. Matthew Jarvis (midfielder)
17. Chris Iwelumo (forward)
18. Nenad Milijaš (midfielder)
19. Ronald Zubar (defender)
20. Matt Hill (defender)
21. Michael Mancienne (on loan from Chelsea) (defender)
22. Kevin Doyle (forward)
23. Carl Ikeme (goal-keeper)
24. Matt Murray (goal-keeper)
25. Kevin Foley (defender)
26. Stefan Maierhofer (forward)
27. Segundo Castillo (on loan from Red Star Belgrade) (midfielder)
28. John Dunleavy (defender)
29. Kyle Bennett (midfielder)
30. Sam Winnall (forward)
31. Ashley Hemmings (forward)
32. Scott Malone (defender)
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